Thread by @maxnuss

A few weeks ago, @eriktorenberg told me that I could be great on Twitter "if I just took myself more seriously."

Since he basically dared me, I'm kicking off a 30 day Twitter challenge with some of my @beondeck crew.

(I named it that before I realized March had 31 days...)

Today, three pieces of writing advice that I don't usually see in other places.

Read on 👇

1. Work on multiple things at once

I try to always have at least three totally different pieces in progress at any given time. That way, if I'm feeling stuck on one, I can just jump to another one.

You're exponentially less likely to feel blocked on multiple separate things.

2. Lie as needed

If you're writing about your life, hewing too slavishly to the "truth" limits you unnecessarily.

Don't go full James Frey, but exaggerate here and there if it helps the piece overall.

Science shows your memories aren't even that accurate anyway.

3. Wait until the last minute

Your mileage may vary, but I work best under pressure.

If I have a whole week to write something, it's all too easy for perfectionism to take over and slow my progress to a crawl.

If I have two hours, you can be sure I'm going to get it done.

That's the main reason I started my newsletter—to face the risk of public shame if I didn't produce something every week.

It's also why each issue ends up coming out late Sunday night.

mysupersecretdiary.com

4. Disregard all advice

Try to follow best practices all the time and you'll end up way too stuck in your own head. Treat advice as a jumping-off point, not as gospel.

I'm practicating what I preach today by conspicuously NOT waiting until the last minute to post these tweets.

That's it for today 👋

Got any good advice I missed? Think my tips are horribly misinformed? Holler at me and let me know.